Peak · Virginia
Big Butt
Big Butt rises to 1,053 m in Virginia. Big House Mountain stands 1,111 m to the southwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Butt, a peak 0.7 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,053 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.90013, -79.48004
- 6.0 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Irish Creek Valley Overlook · 14 mi
- White's Gap Overlook · 14 mi
- Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook · 14 mi
- Buena Vista Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Little Butt: 0.7 mi
- Coopers Knob: 1.0 mi
- Forge Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 2.0 mi
Parks: 31
- Maury Monument: 2.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 6.9 mi
- Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District: 7.2 mi
- Morgan Park: 7.8 mi
- Jordan's Point: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 27
- Westlake Sundial: 4.4 mi
- Bob Seibert Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Liberty Hall Ruins: 7.6 mi
- Korean War Roll of Honor: 7.9 mi
- Barracks The Virginia Military Institute: 7.9 mi
Springs: 19
- Bubbling Springs: 8.1 mi
- Cockran Spring: 17.3 mi
- Wiggins Spring: 18.0 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 18.0 mi
- Lovingston Springs: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 8
- Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: 8.5 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 17.5 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 17.9 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 18.6 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 19.0 mi
Artworks: 7
- George C. Marshall: 7.9 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 7.9 mi
- The Cannonball: 8.0 mi
- George Washington: 8.0 mi
- Peristyle: 13.1 mi
Museums: 6
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 7.9 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 8.0 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 8.2 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 8.3 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Panther Falls: 16.9 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 18.6 mi
- Lace Falls: 18.8 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 19.2 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 20.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Lake Robertson: 9.6 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 19.5 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Lovers Leap: 6.1 mi
- Byrd Point: 21.1 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 4.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 1
- Greenhouse Area: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Big Butt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big House Mountain | SW 223° | 1,111 m | 6.5 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | WSW 257° | 1,088 m | 9.0 mi |
| Little House Mountain | SW 216° | 1,032 m | 6.2 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | WNW 303° | 1,003 m | 3.0 mi |
| White Rock Mountain | W 272° | 1,002 m | 4.2 mi |
| Chestnut Ridge | NNW 344° | 998 m | 12.7 mi |
| Dale Mountain | W 269° | 991 m | 3.1 mi |
| Coopers Knob | NNW 328° | 959 m | 1.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1481714 — Big Butt, Rockbridge County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356570499
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